MASTER CYBER SECURITY (M.SC.)

You will have the right security strategies and concepts for the future of international companies. With your Master's degree in Cyber Security, a wide range of opportunities will be open to you: 

There is no right or wrong way to study Cyber Security only an IU study programme that perfectly suits you and your individual needs. Accordingly, you can complete your Master's degree completely independent of location and 100% online as a distance learning programme. For maximum freedom in your studies, you can choose from various time models and an innovative mix of digital learning tools, virtual live formats and personal support.

A Master’s degree at IU will help you in every respect, be it personally or professionally. By specialising in a particular subject or through a special combination of selected contents, you will acquire qualified professional competences that will pay off several times over. You will not only benefit from the targeted expansion of your professional horizon, you will also improve your general career opportunities, for example, by being preferred over other candidates who "only" have a Bachelor's degree. Your Master's degree will also have a noticeable effect on your starting salary and open up new prospects for exciting challenges as an internationally sought-after manager. 

The Master's degree in Cyber Security at IU International University of Applied Sciences teaches you the necessary basics in the fields of computer science, computer security, programming with Python and pentesting. It also deepens your expertise in selected areas such as host and software forensics, cloud computing and secure software development. Other topics such as computer science, artificial intelligence and advanced data analysis as well as IT law and IT service management are also on the curriculum. You can also specialise in specific areas through individually selectable modules.  

Cyber attacks are becoming an increasing threat to internationally active companies. You will have the necessary expertise and the right security strategies and concepts to ward them off as best as possible. Accordingly, with your Master's degree in Cyber Security, you will have cross-industry career opportunities as a manager, for example in the field of computer forensics, software development or pentesting. An IT security consultant's job is to protect a company's valuable data, an ethical hacker or pentester is commissioned to crack an IT system and detect security vulnerabilities, and a system/network/firewall administrator is responsible for the entire firewall and network infrastructure.

You'll find all of the important information about your study programme and IU International University of Applied Sciences in your personal brochure.